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New Cultural Commission members to be inaugurated

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Pretoria - New members of the Commission for Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) will be inaugurated on Tuesday.

SA saves 575 MW of power during Earth Hour

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Pretoria - South Africans saved a total 575 MW of electricity - enough electricity to power a city the size of Polokwane in Limpopo - during Earth Hour on Saturday, says Eskom.

Petrol price to increase in April

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Pretoria- The price of a litre of 93 octane petrol will increase by 5 cents a litre while that of 95 octane petrol will increase by 7 cents a litre in Gauteng next Wednesday, the Energy Department has announced.

Govt intensifies war against drugs in Eldos

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government has launched an anti-substance abuse programme to strengthen interventions to combat the scourge of drug abuse in Eldorado Park and neighbouring communities.

Sentencing of Thato Kutumela welcomed

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Pretoria – Government has welcomed the 20-year sentence handed down to Thato Kutumela in the North Gauteng High Court for the murder and rape of his five-month pregnant girlfriend, Zanele Khumalo in April 2011.

Police members trained on crowd management

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Pretoria - It is the duty of the police to make South Africa safe and this means police must ensure members do not contribute to, or exaggerate tensions during protests, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Land restitution bill passed

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Pretoria - The passing of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has been welcomed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

Harties Cableway attracts over 30 000

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Pretoria - The Harties Cableway near Hartbeespoortdam, outside Brits, has attracted over 30 0000 visitors within its first year of opening, North West Premier Thandi Modise announced on Thursday.

New clinic to change lives in Buxton

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Pretoria – The opening of a new R13.4-million clinic in Buxton village, in the North West, will mark an end to the days when residents used to travel long distances to access health care.

Scooter program races against TB

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Pretoria – The TB Scooter program has changed lives in the Eastern Cape, with patients receiving their medication faster and more conveniently.

R4m to revamp Nongoma town

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Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Finance Department has injected R4 million to assist with infrastructure development in the dilapidating Nongoma town.

Eskom appoints acting CEO

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Pretoria - Collin Matjila has been appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer of Eskom as of 1 April 2014, the electricity utility said.

Joza community to feel safer

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Pretoria - The newly opened Joza Police Station, in Grahamstown, will go a long way in creating a much needed feeling of safety in the community.

First ever MeerKAT rises from the desert

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Carnarvon - The first of the 64 antennas of the MeerKAT telescope, the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, and a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), has been completed outside Carnarvon, in the Karoo.